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Written by: sedatmerdan | January 4, 2012 4:38 AM in Interior Design | 79 views | Tags: Hand made , Oretiental , Kilims , Carpets , Rugs
Lay a Turkish artpiece on your floor. We are a rug lovers and giving a VIP service at your place. Bringing many kinds of rugs to your place, to make you see how it matches at your place.
Turkish Kilim Rugs or flat-weaves: these are formed by horizontally passing a yarn of a particular color under the vertical yarns. They have no pile.
All flat-weave rugs are made out of wool so there won't be any confusion
Wool on Wool Knotted Rugs
These will be easy to recognize, too. Wool on wool means that their skeleton is made out of wool (feel the tassels) as well as the knots, which make up the pile!
Knotted means that a thread is wrapped all the way around the two warps, pulled down and cut to form a short, warm and shaggy surface you will be walking on!
Mentioning knots, it's important to mention that a Turkish rug is always made with the symmetrical or double knotting technique, which takes more time but also gives it more strength. That is why Turkish rugs are so valued.
Other oriental rugs are made with the single knot technique.
Wool-on-wool carpets have the so-called casual designs because the wool skeleton doesn't hold the design so strongly. They usually have a smaller number of knots in a square inch and the picture isn't as sharp as with the wool-on-cotton or pure silk rugs.
They usually have geometric, tribal motifs, which are great if you'd like to decorate your home in an ethnic style or you can use them in more informal spaces like kids rooms, corridors, verandas...
Wool-on-Cotton Rugs
In case the skeleton is cotton - it gives a stronger hold to the design and therefore the picture is much sharper, too. You will be able to know it's cotton if you feel the tassels.
It is used for so called "formal carpets" as their motifs tend to be floral.
What plays a big role in the value of these carpets is the number of knots in a square inch. The minimum amount of knots a rug should have to be considered a good rug is 250 per square inch!
Quality of wool used in making a Turkish rug also plays a role in value. The best wool comes from sheep from cold areas as they grow fuller fleeces. Their wool has more lanolin in the fiber - it makes your rug's wool silky smooth and resistant to outside influences and therefore longer living!
Quality of dye used is another factor that has to be taken into account, too.
Pure Silk Turkish Rug
These are simply a wonder of nature,Silk rugs demand lots of skill, work, patience, extremely nimble fingers and an incredible eye.
Silk worms spin one long thread into a cocoon, then they are boiled and unrolled. One thread can stretch up to 1 mile which is really fascinating.
But what's even more amazing is that 20 000 cocoons are needed for 1 average size carpet! Now, that's a lot of work for one carpet right there.
Silk has a very high tensile strength, can be twisted very finely and it's very resistant. It's not only fine to the touch, it is also pleasing for the eyes.
